Commentary: Europe's preparedness for an influenza pandemic

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-

  Paget, W John ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; VACCINE PRODUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 33645468271     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl035     Document Type: Note

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